ETLog Health conducts waste training programs in Zambia

Berlin/Lusaka. ETLog Health was commissioned by AT-Verband and InWEnt to carry out training measures for decision-makers in selected Zambian hospitals in Lusaka. The project was financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). According to the BMZ, the aim of Zambian-German co-operation is to reduce the extensive poverty in the country. German activities in Zambia are concentrated on the topics of water provision, de-centralization as well as the development of good government and of civil society.

The five-day course of ETLog Health aims

to use measures of practice-oriented further-education in order to develop strategies for the improvement of the provision of water and sanitation in areas of urban poverty in order to implement them within the framework of subsequent pilot projects. The training measures had the following specific foci: the classification of hospital waste according to its risk potential; waste-separation at the point of generation; the legal conditions and provisions on the communal level for sustainable management of hospital waste; strategic options for the handling of problem cases in consideration of the financial, environmental and social costs, as well as local legislation and evaluation of the costs and fees for sustainable management of hospital waste. Consultation is currently being conducted to ensure the continuation of this important project.

ETLog Health EnviroTech & Logistics GmbH is a specialist provider in the healthcare system. The Berlin-based firm acts as an advisor to clinics, institutions and ministries regarding the disposal of hospital waste, waste management technology and effluent in both Germany and abroad. The AT-Verband is a network consisting of around 100 members. Further information can be obtained under www.at-verband.de. InWEnt – Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung GmbH is an organization engaged in the fields of personal development, continuing education and dialogue. Contact PR: Andrea Schuster | schuster(at)etlog-health.de | Tel.: ++ 49 (0) 30 | 44 31 87 - 40 | Fax: - 49 ETLog Health EnviroTech & Logistics GmbH | Linienstr. 72 | 10119 Berlin Please send us a brief message informing us of publications as well as a free specimen copy. Thank you very much!